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    nursing/medical shorthand and symbols

    EmmaG replied to hbgwan's topic in General Nursing

    http://depts.washington.edu/druginfo/Formulary/Abbreviations.pdf http://www2.kumc.edu/pharmacy/medabbreviations.htm Came up on a Google search (first link). A good medical dictionary will include...
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    More sick calls on Superbowl Sunday? (Why was I not surprised to get a call?)

    EmmaG replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got the dreaded call as well; I'm not a football fan and didn't watch the game, but it WAS my weekend off so I just looked at the caller ID and smiled
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    What would you do?

    EmmaG replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of who gave these pills to your wife, it seems to me the facility would want to find out how this happened, and put in place measures to minimize the risk of it happening again. Even if...
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    Computer charting-what do you think?

    EmmaG replied to RNperdiem's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it's the design, not the concept. I prefer computer charting, but have encountered systems that were simply
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    Hospitals supplying latex free gloves

    EmmaG replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea. Most hospitals have a medical library employees can
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    Hospitals supplying latex free gloves

    EmmaG replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Why not see if you can enlist the support of a local allergist. The one I saw is on a one-man crusade to get the local hospitals to go latex-free and while not successful yet, he has been quite the...
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    Hospitals supplying latex free gloves

    EmmaG replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I know from working at one and family recently being admitted to the others that the hospitals near my home are not latex-free, and so far only one I've worked as a traveler was
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    Re: Mrsa

    EmmaG replied to emeraldbutterfly,RN's topic in General Nursing

    If they are colonized but not showing signs of infection, attempting to 'decolonize' only increases the chances of more resistant strains. We used to screen and then treat all colonized patients with...
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    Nursing shorthand symbols!

    EmmaG replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    Learning symbols for drams, minims, grains, ounces... converting to metric and 'household'. http://www.dmacc.cc.ia.us/medmath1/apothecary/apothtuthtml/sld001.htm Ack. I'm having flashbacks
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    Nursing shorthand symbols!

    EmmaG replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    I considered that, but the way she described it seemed to be without the vertical line under the slash. No one knows what ADDITT is ??
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    LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    EmmaG replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BTW, that daughter needs to be told to stop making so many calls as it is interfering with the care you have to provide to all of your patients, including her mother. Tell her she can call for an...
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    LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    EmmaG replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I'm gonna tell you anywho. Don't be so hard on yourself. No you didn't. You recognized a problem (which many might have missed) and fixed it. You should be proud of
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    What would you do?

    EmmaG replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and it's also possible that the med was this person's personal prescription that they decided to share. Since the administrator has chosen to ignore your concerns, take it higher. As in the BON...
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    Morgellon's Disease

    EmmaG replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    Wonder if he learned his lesson? He doesn't appear to be involved in the fiber analysis done at Oklahoma State University, though....
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    Dealing with The Yellers

    EmmaG replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes. Don't wake the baby! It does work, most of the time. However occasionally you'll get the old woman who'll screech "TO HELL WITH THE BABY!" Mommie Dearest indeed
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    EmmaG replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Ya gotta admit--- they're certainly having a better (and more interesting) night than we are
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    How was your service today?

    EmmaG replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    How insulting. As far as follow-up calls, they should be calling the patients to inform them that, thanks to the nursing care they received in ICU, they are damned lucky to be
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    Morgellon's Disease

    EmmaG replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a hard time understanding how some can dismiss this as a psych issue, when there are clearly physical symptoms. Docs are claiming that these people are scratching/picking sores onto their...
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    EmmaG replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    One middle-aged man was deep sea fishing off the coast of Florida all night long. Got downright ticked off when I gently suggested he was actually in the hospital. So I simply sold him his bait and...
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    New nurse traveling? Mabye?

    EmmaG replied to qt2168's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to consider: if that were you (or someone you cared about) in that bed, would you want a 5 week grad with no experience and no orientation to be caring for
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    Morgellon's Disease

    EmmaG replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    With a colleague, Rhonda Casey, a pediatrician, and a $4,000 grant from the Morgellons Research Foundation, Wymore got fresh fiber samples from 20 Morgellons patients. He brought them to fiber...
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    Morgellon's Disease

    EmmaG replied to indigo girl's topic in Psychiatric

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NATION/36179823/1002 CDC enlists military to study skin ailment...
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    Nursing shorthand symbols!

    EmmaG replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    Apothecary symbols. Not really good practice; best to just spell it out to avoid confusion. I'm surprised they are still teaching this, although I guess you need to know what it is should you run up...
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    Nursing shorthand symbols!

    EmmaG replied to aimezly's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... Perhaps 'two-plus'; as in edema, pulse volume, extremity strength? ? Two. With. Not sure what the dot means... someone appears to like dots lol. ? Drawing a blank here... hope someone...
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    Hospital or nursing home?

    EmmaG replied to snlelliemay's topic in General Nursing

    I misread your title as 'Hospital nursing or home?' I thought "Hey! That's a no-brainer!" Then I read it again.